Key Identification Features
- This species is distinguished by green front legs.
- Like other species in the mimica group, Phiale mimica has the palpal and epigynal features characteristic of the genus Phiale.
- The male opisthosoma is brown with blackish brown hairs, and has distinctive patches covered in white hairs: these include a central row of four spots, plus additional markings on each side.
- For both sexes, a key distinguishing feature of this species is that the stripes on the side of the head extend down to the rim of the carapace.
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